If Sean Dyche thinks one of his players has gone down easily at Finch Farm he simply tells them to “get up”.
The Everton boss, who upon his appointment immediately banned snoods and insisted players wore shin pads in training, suggested he had little tolerance for what he viewed as “gamesmanship” during practice sessions. His comments came as he reflected on the red card received by Abdoulaye Doucoure for raising his hand to Harry Kane’s face in the draw with Tottenham Hotspur on Monday.
Dyche described the incident as “a big drama over nothing” - but joked he was worried when the striker was then checked for concussion. He also sought to highlight the disparity between the reaction to that incident and the shocking lunge on Michael Keane that earned Lucas Moura an early bath.
